diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 796daaae0b9..dd8efeddb12 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ rw-stream-sink = { version = "0.4.0", path = "misc/rw-stream-sink" }
 unsigned-varint = { version = "0.8.0" }
 tokio = { version = "1.37", default-features = false }
 tracing = "0.1.37"
+futures = "0.3.30"
 
 [patch.crates-io]
 
diff --git a/core/Cargo.toml b/core/Cargo.toml
index 554d0091866..92e6e02351a 100644
--- a/core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 [dependencies]
 either = "1.11"
 fnv = "1.0"
-futures = { version = "0.3.30", features = ["executor", "thread-pool"] }
+futures = { workspace = true, features = ["executor", "thread-pool"] }
 futures-timer = "3"
 instant = "0.1.12"
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true, features = ["peerid", "ed25519"] }
diff --git a/examples/autonat/Cargo.toml b/examples/autonat/Cargo.toml
index 89cc951c4c8..80ee30db72b 100644
--- a/examples/autonat/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/autonat/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ release = false
 [dependencies]
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 clap = { version = "4.5.4", features = ["derive"] }
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = ["tokio", "tcp", "noise", "yamux", "autonat", "identify", "macros"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
diff --git a/examples/browser-webrtc/Cargo.toml b/examples/browser-webrtc/Cargo.toml
index 70010c5e1b1..ec95b75287f 100644
--- a/examples/browser-webrtc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/browser-webrtc/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.82"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 rand = "0.8"
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
diff --git a/examples/chat/Cargo.toml b/examples/chat/Cargo.toml
index 0c7241eae52..b276791d39b 100644
--- a/examples/chat/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/chat/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ release = false
 [dependencies]
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 async-trait = "0.1"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = [ "tokio", "gossipsub", "mdns", "noise", "macros", "tcp", "yamux", "quic"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
diff --git a/examples/dcutr/Cargo.toml b/examples/dcutr/Cargo.toml
index 497a9dc11ae..ce027a65ed8 100644
--- a/examples/dcutr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/dcutr/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ release = false
 
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version = "4.5.4", features = ["derive"] }
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0"
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = [ "dns", "dcutr", "identify", "macros", "noise", "ping", "quic", "relay", "rendezvous", "tcp", "tokio", "yamux"] }
 log = "0.4"
diff --git a/examples/distributed-key-value-store/Cargo.toml b/examples/distributed-key-value-store/Cargo.toml
index 809a573cc08..4755b499709 100644
--- a/examples/distributed-key-value-store/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/distributed-key-value-store/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ release = false
 [dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "1.12", features = ["attributes"] }
 async-trait = "0.1"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = [ "async-std", "dns", "kad", "mdns", "noise", "macros", "tcp", "yamux"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
diff --git a/examples/file-sharing/Cargo.toml b/examples/file-sharing/Cargo.toml
index f364b9305c9..b53c8732a33 100644
--- a/examples/file-sharing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/file-sharing/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ release = false
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 clap = { version = "4.5.4", features = ["derive"] }
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = [ "tokio", "cbor", "dns", "kad", "noise", "macros", "request-response", "tcp", "websocket", "yamux"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
diff --git a/examples/identify/Cargo.toml b/examples/identify/Cargo.toml
index cf2996e45cd..8ed26ba5fc2 100644
--- a/examples/identify/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/identify/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ release = false
 [dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "1.12", features = ["attributes"] }
 async-trait = "0.1"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = ["async-std", "dns", "dcutr", "identify", "macros", "noise", "ping", "relay", "rendezvous", "tcp", "tokio","yamux"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
diff --git a/examples/ipfs-kad/Cargo.toml b/examples/ipfs-kad/Cargo.toml
index f18d7b41406..34f92b28979 100644
--- a/examples/ipfs-kad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/ipfs-kad/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 clap = { version = "4.5.4", features = ["derive"] }
 env_logger = "0.10"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 anyhow = "1.0.82"
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = [ "tokio", "dns", "kad", "noise", "tcp", "yamux", "rsa"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/examples/ipfs-private/Cargo.toml b/examples/ipfs-private/Cargo.toml
index 7b017111d26..8d3a49e85c0 100644
--- a/examples/ipfs-private/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/ipfs-private/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ release = false
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros", "io-std"] }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 either = "1.11"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = [ "tokio", "gossipsub", "dns", "identify", "kad", "macros", "noise", "ping", "pnet", "tcp", "websocket", "yamux"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
diff --git a/examples/metrics/Cargo.toml b/examples/metrics/Cargo.toml
index f3119b0f0fa..214b4450de7 100644
--- a/examples/metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 release = false
 
 [dependencies]
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 axum = "0.7"
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = ["tokio", "metrics", "ping", "noise", "identify", "tcp", "yamux", "macros"] }
 opentelemetry = { version = "0.22.0", features = ["metrics"] }
diff --git a/examples/ping/Cargo.toml b/examples/ping/Cargo.toml
index d712f482f03..e92b5392c7a 100644
--- a/examples/ping/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/ping/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 release = false
 
 [dependencies]
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = ["noise", "ping", "tcp", "tokio", "yamux"] }
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/examples/relay-server/Cargo.toml b/examples/relay-server/Cargo.toml
index 664c52351cb..49b58c9b6bf 100644
--- a/examples/relay-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/relay-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ release = false
 clap = { version = "4.5.4", features = ["derive"] }
 async-std = { version = "1.12", features = ["attributes"] }
 async-trait = "0.1"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = [ "async-std", "noise", "macros", "ping", "tcp", "identify", "yamux", "relay", "quic"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
diff --git a/examples/rendezvous/Cargo.toml b/examples/rendezvous/Cargo.toml
index 8ce668a98be..0a6229e4f07 100644
--- a/examples/rendezvous/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rendezvous/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ release = false
 [dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "1.12", features = ["attributes"] }
 async-trait = "0.1"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = [ "async-std", "identify", "macros", "noise", "ping", "rendezvous", "tcp", "tokio", "yamux"] }
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros", "time"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/examples/stream/Cargo.toml b/examples/stream/Cargo.toml
index 37a511d857f..2c1f5ad1e9d 100644
--- a/examples/stream/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/stream/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ release = false
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
-futures = "0.3.29"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = [ "tokio", "quic"] }
 libp2p-stream = { path = "../../protocols/stream", version = "0.1.0-alpha" }
 rand = "0.8"
diff --git a/examples/upnp/Cargo.toml b/examples/upnp/Cargo.toml
index 20c1323c7d6..6abe3f8354b 100644
--- a/examples/upnp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/upnp/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ release = false
 
 [dependencies]
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p = { path = "../../libp2p", features = ["tokio", "dns", "macros", "noise", "ping", "tcp", "yamux", "upnp"] }
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["env-filter"] }
 
diff --git a/hole-punching-tests/Cargo.toml b/hole-punching-tests/Cargo.toml
index e725d96912e..6e0c692b5c9 100644
--- a/hole-punching-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/hole-punching-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
 env_logger = "0.10.2"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p = { path = "../libp2p", features = ["tokio", "dcutr", "identify", "macros", "noise", "ping", "relay", "tcp", "yamux", "quic"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 redis = { version = "0.23.0", default-features = false, features = ["tokio-comp"] }
diff --git a/interop-tests/Cargo.toml b/interop-tests/Cargo.toml
index 6e6ba028847..cfc85b75755 100644
--- a/interop-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/interop-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
 either = "1.11.0"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/libp2p/Cargo.toml b/libp2p/Cargo.toml
index 12b895894ab..01419445b8b 100644
--- a/libp2p/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libp2p/Cargo.toml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ upnp = ["dep:libp2p-upnp"]
 [dependencies]
 bytes = "1"
 either = "1.9.0"
-futures = "0.3.26"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0.2" # Explicit dependency to be used in `wasm-bindgen` feature
 getrandom = "0.2.3"     # Explicit dependency to be used in `wasm-bindgen` feature
 instant = "0.1.12"      # Explicit dependency to be used in `wasm-bindgen` feature
diff --git a/misc/metrics/Cargo.toml b/misc/metrics/Cargo.toml
index b9952e36ba3..4901a3852d7 100644
--- a/misc/metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/misc/metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ping = ["libp2p-ping"]
 relay = ["libp2p-relay"]
 
 [dependencies]
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 instant = "0.1.12"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-dcutr =  { workspace = true, optional = true }
diff --git a/misc/multistream-select/Cargo.toml b/misc/multistream-select/Cargo.toml
index 080bd6ee289..3d40f50d967 100644
--- a/misc/multistream-select/Cargo.toml
+++ b/misc/multistream-select/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 bytes = "1"
-futures = "0.3"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 pin-project = "1.1.5"
 smallvec = "1.13.2"
diff --git a/misc/quick-protobuf-codec/Cargo.toml b/misc/quick-protobuf-codec/Cargo.toml
index bc07b86b427..a98ffa5308f 100644
--- a/misc/quick-protobuf-codec/Cargo.toml
+++ b/misc/quick-protobuf-codec/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ quick-protobuf = "0.8"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = "0.5.1"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 quickcheck = { workspace = true }
 
 [[bench]]
diff --git a/misc/rw-stream-sink/Cargo.toml b/misc/rw-stream-sink/Cargo.toml
index 8de0555582c..557163c438a 100644
--- a/misc/rw-stream-sink/Cargo.toml
+++ b/misc/rw-stream-sink/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ keywords = ["networking"]
 categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 pin-project = "1.1.5"
 static_assertions = "1"
 
diff --git a/misc/server/Cargo.toml b/misc/server/Cargo.toml
index f6d09103359..f304d4b6346 100644
--- a/misc/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/misc/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 [dependencies]
 base64 = "0.22"
 clap = { version = "4.5.4", features = ["derive"] }
-futures = "0.3"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3"
 axum = "0.7"
 libp2p = { workspace = true, features = ["autonat", "dns", "tokio", "noise", "tcp", "yamux", "identify", "kad", "ping", "relay", "metrics", "rsa", "macros", "quic", "websocket"] }
diff --git a/misc/webrtc-utils/Cargo.toml b/misc/webrtc-utils/Cargo.toml
index b28ed74a4b0..f548773b8dd 100644
--- a/misc/webrtc-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/misc/webrtc-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ publish = true
 [dependencies]
 asynchronous-codec = { workspace = true }
 bytes = "1"
-futures = "0.3"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 hex = "0.4"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/muxers/mplex/Cargo.toml b/muxers/mplex/Cargo.toml
index 4e612939373..52920479158 100644
--- a/muxers/mplex/Cargo.toml
+++ b/muxers/mplex/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 bytes = "1"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 asynchronous-codec = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true }
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ unsigned-varint = { workspace = true, features = ["asynchronous_codec"] }
 [dev-dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "1.7.0", features = ["attributes"] }
 criterion = "0.5"
-futures = "0.3"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true, features = ["rand"] }
 libp2p-muxer-test-harness = { path = "../test-harness" }
 libp2p-plaintext = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/muxers/test-harness/Cargo.toml b/muxers/test-harness/Cargo.toml
index 421292cf0a7..f4632437ce6 100644
--- a/muxers/test-harness/Cargo.toml
+++ b/muxers/test-harness/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ release = false
 
 [dependencies]
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0.3"
 futures_ringbuf = "0.4.0"
 tracing = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/muxers/yamux/Cargo.toml b/muxers/yamux/Cargo.toml
index 7c36faf022a..ddb9424895b 100644
--- a/muxers/yamux/Cargo.toml
+++ b/muxers/yamux/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 either = "1"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = "1.0"
 yamux012 = { version = "0.12.1", package = "yamux" }
diff --git a/protocols/autonat/Cargo.toml b/protocols/autonat/Cargo.toml
index 2780016cebd..3dd11be4366 100644
--- a/protocols/autonat/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/autonat/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1"
-futures = "0.3"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0"
 instant = "0.1"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/protocols/dcutr/Cargo.toml b/protocols/dcutr/Cargo.toml
index 10322fb63da..7be4b01fef5 100644
--- a/protocols/dcutr/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/dcutr/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 [dependencies]
 asynchronous-codec = { workspace = true }
 either = "1.11.0"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0"
 instant = "0.1.12"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/protocols/floodsub/Cargo.toml b/protocols/floodsub/Cargo.toml
index 8e7e0ef3621..e95fa00697e 100644
--- a/protocols/floodsub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/floodsub/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ asynchronous-codec = { workspace = true }
 cuckoofilter = "0.5.0"
 fnv = "1.0"
 bytes = "1.6"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-swarm = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/protocols/gossipsub/Cargo.toml b/protocols/gossipsub/Cargo.toml
index 830866150ac..3a5e27f7b5f 100644
--- a/protocols/gossipsub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/gossipsub/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ byteorder = "1.5.0"
 bytes = "1.6"
 either = "1.11"
 fnv = "1.0.7"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-ticker = "0.0.3"
 getrandom = "0.2.14"
 hex_fmt = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/protocols/identify/Cargo.toml b/protocols/identify/Cargo.toml
index 16cfef4a05a..626db2ab944 100644
--- a/protocols/identify/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/identify/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 asynchronous-codec = { workspace = true }
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0.3"
 futures-bounded = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/protocols/kad/Cargo.toml b/protocols/kad/Cargo.toml
index 3d2739c6004..bf4caf28e97 100644
--- a/protocols/kad/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/kad/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ bytes = "1"
 either = "1.11"
 fnv = "1.0"
 asynchronous-codec = { workspace = true }
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-swarm = { workspace = true }
 futures-bounded = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/protocols/mdns/Cargo.toml b/protocols/mdns/Cargo.toml
index af8f555156a..9db161779dc 100644
--- a/protocols/mdns/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/mdns/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 async-std  = { version = "1.12.0", optional = true }
 async-io  = { version = "2.3.2", optional = true }
 data-encoding = "2.5.0"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 if-watch = "3.2.0"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-swarm = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/protocols/perf/Cargo.toml b/protocols/perf/Cargo.toml
index 655f7e13658..9a3d0d57f02 100644
--- a/protocols/perf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/perf/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1"
 clap = { version = "4.5.4", features = ["derive"] }
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-bounded = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0"
 instant = "0.1.12"
diff --git a/protocols/ping/Cargo.toml b/protocols/ping/Cargo.toml
index 0a07b403260..eb08d21ca92 100644
--- a/protocols/ping/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/ping/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 either = "1.11.0"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0.3"
 instant = "0.1.12"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/protocols/relay/Cargo.toml b/protocols/relay/Cargo.toml
index 750f5550dde..d4ba1b37d86 100644
--- a/protocols/relay/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/relay/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 asynchronous-codec = { workspace = true }
 bytes = "1"
 either = "1.11.0"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3"
 futures-bounded = { workspace = true }
 instant = "0.1.12"
diff --git a/protocols/rendezvous/Cargo.toml b/protocols/rendezvous/Cargo.toml
index 609ea207bae..2937cbbdd93 100644
--- a/protocols/rendezvous/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/rendezvous/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 asynchronous-codec = { workspace = true }
 async-trait = "0.1"
 bimap = "0.6.3"
-futures = { version = "0.3", default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
+futures = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["std"] }
 futures-timer = "3.0.3"
 instant = "0.1.12"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/protocols/request-response/Cargo.toml b/protocols/request-response/Cargo.toml
index fd628da2420..2e10b3e4206 100644
--- a/protocols/request-response/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/request-response/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1"
 cbor4ii = { version = "0.3.2", features = ["serde1", "use_std"], optional = true }
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 instant = "0.1.12"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-swarm = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/protocols/stream/Cargo.toml b/protocols/stream/Cargo.toml
index 964d69027f1..b90f9958173 100644
--- a/protocols/stream/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/stream/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ keywords = ["peer-to-peer", "libp2p", "networking"]
 categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
-futures = "0.3.29"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true, features = ["peerid"] }
 libp2p-swarm = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/protocols/upnp/Cargo.toml b/protocols/upnp/Cargo.toml
index a73f955ae62..944b3323842 100644
--- a/protocols/upnp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/protocols/upnp/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 publish = true
 
 [dependencies]
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0.3"
 igd-next = "0.14.3"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/swarm-test/Cargo.toml b/swarm-test/Cargo.toml
index 0ea404fad7f..1bd40bdace3 100644
--- a/swarm-test/Cargo.toml
+++ b/swarm-test/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ libp2p-plaintext = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-swarm = { workspace = true, features = ["async-std"] }
 libp2p-tcp = { workspace = true, features = ["async-io"] }
 libp2p-yamux = { workspace = true }
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 rand = "0.8.5"
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0.3"
diff --git a/swarm/Cargo.toml b/swarm/Cargo.toml
index 10749def335..ad224b6168d 100644
--- a/swarm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/swarm/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 [dependencies]
 either = "1.11.0"
 fnv = "1.0"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0.3"
 getrandom = { version = "0.2.14", features = ["js"], optional = true } # Explicit dependency to be used in `wasm-bindgen` feature
 instant = "0.1.12"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ wasm-bindgen = ["dep:wasm-bindgen-futures", "dep:getrandom"]
 [dev-dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "1.6.2", features = ["attributes"] }
 either = "1.11.0"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identify = { path = "../protocols/identify" }                # Using `path` here because this is a cyclic dev-dependency which otherwise breaks releasing.
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true, features = ["ed25519"] }
 libp2p-kad = { path = "../protocols/kad" }                          # Using `path` here because this is a cyclic dev-dependency which otherwise breaks releasing.
diff --git a/transports/dns/Cargo.toml b/transports/dns/Cargo.toml
index d35d87da075..329268645ab 100644
--- a/transports/dns/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/dns/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 [dependencies]
 async-std-resolver = { version = "0.24", optional = true }
 async-trait = "0.1.80"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true }
 parking_lot = "0.12.0"
diff --git a/transports/noise/Cargo.toml b/transports/noise/Cargo.toml
index 9d6229343bd..8e17ba3d6a3 100644
--- a/transports/noise/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/noise/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p"
 asynchronous-codec = { workspace = true }
 bytes = "1"
 curve25519-dalek = "4.1.2"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true, features = ["ed25519"] }
 multiaddr = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/transports/plaintext/Cargo.toml b/transports/plaintext/Cargo.toml
index 9a4576ef29f..33e7ae1ab5c 100644
--- a/transports/plaintext/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/plaintext/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 [dependencies]
 asynchronous-codec = { workspace = true }
 bytes = "1"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true }
 quick-protobuf = "0.8"
diff --git a/transports/pnet/Cargo.toml b/transports/pnet/Cargo.toml
index bb8b1c03f6f..76964ce3152 100644
--- a/transports/pnet/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/pnet/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ keywords = ["peer-to-peer", "libp2p", "networking"]
 categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 salsa20 = "0.10"
 sha3 = "0.10"
 tracing = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/transports/quic/Cargo.toml b/transports/quic/Cargo.toml
index 4dd72bee1fe..26ff0aa6fac 100644
--- a/transports/quic/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/quic/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 [dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "1.12.0", optional = true }
 bytes = "1.6.0"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0.3"
 if-watch = "3.2.0"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/transports/tcp/Cargo.toml b/transports/tcp/Cargo.toml
index b074e8e8b22..6a463a72062 100644
--- a/transports/tcp/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/tcp/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 async-io = { version = "2.3.2", optional = true }
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3.0"
 if-watch = "3.2.0"
 libc = "0.2.153"
diff --git a/transports/tls/Cargo.toml b/transports/tls/Cargo.toml
index d8829f0ae4b..1494f110c97 100644
--- a/transports/tls/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/tls/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = "MIT"
 exclude = ["src/test_assets"]
 
 [dependencies]
-futures = { version = "0.3.30", default-features = false }
+futures = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
 futures-rustls = "0.24.0"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/transports/uds/Cargo.toml b/transports/uds/Cargo.toml
index 84df8dc569e..13642a38a48 100644
--- a/transports/uds/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/uds/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 [dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "1.6.2", optional = true }
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true, default-features = false, features = ["net"], optional = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 
diff --git a/transports/webrtc-websys/Cargo.toml b/transports/webrtc-websys/Cargo.toml
index b5682a7c7da..e1590404fda 100644
--- a/transports/webrtc-websys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/webrtc-websys/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ publish = true
 
 [dependencies]
 bytes = "1"
-futures = "0.3"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 getrandom = { version = "0.2.14", features = ["js"] }
 hex = "0.4.3"
 js-sys = { version = "0.3" }
diff --git a/transports/webrtc/Cargo.toml b/transports/webrtc/Cargo.toml
index 4a7c94ab1ca..a1de95a1993 100644
--- a/transports/webrtc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/webrtc/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 [dependencies]
 async-trait = "0.1"
 bytes = "1"
-futures = "0.3"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 futures-timer = "3"
 hex = "0.4"
 if-watch = "3.2"
diff --git a/transports/websocket-websys/Cargo.toml b/transports/websocket-websys/Cargo.toml
index 3769806da8c..06505c7e1c2 100644
--- a/transports/websocket-websys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/websocket-websys/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
 bytes = "1.6.0"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 js-sys = "0.3.69"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/transports/websocket/Cargo.toml b/transports/websocket/Cargo.toml
index 5327d6577b3..89436af1f0c 100644
--- a/transports/websocket/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/websocket/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 [dependencies]
 futures-rustls = "0.24.0"
 either = "1.11.0"
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true }
 parking_lot = "0.12.0"
diff --git a/transports/webtransport-websys/Cargo.toml b/transports/webtransport-websys/Cargo.toml
index ed3d4f0b8c4..a1bd3832177 100644
--- a/transports/webtransport-websys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/transports/webtransport-websys/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ keywords = ["peer-to-peer", "libp2p", "networking"]
 categories = ["network-programming", "asynchronous"]
 
 [dependencies]
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 js-sys = "0.3.69"
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/wasm-tests/webtransport-tests/Cargo.toml b/wasm-tests/webtransport-tests/Cargo.toml
index f50a3909bd0..2ea3745ee80 100644
--- a/wasm-tests/webtransport-tests/Cargo.toml
+++ b/wasm-tests/webtransport-tests/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ publish = false
 release = false
 
 [dependencies]
-futures = "0.3.30"
+futures = { workspace = true }
 getrandom = { version = "0.2.14", features = ["js"] }
 libp2p-core = { workspace = true }
 libp2p-identity = { workspace = true, features = ["rand"] }